In search of indicators for assessing smart and sustainable cities and communities' performance

International Journal of E-Planning Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 43-73

  Stratigea, Anastasia ^a   Leka, Akrivi ^a   Panagiotopoulou, Maria ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Key indicators; Key issues; Planning; Policy; Selection process; Smart and sustainable city (SSC); Sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; SMART CITY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

EID: 85034572054     PISSN: 21609918     EISSN: 21609926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/IJEPR.2017010103     Document Type: Article

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